Jeep Grand Cherokee WJ Under Hood *Intake Sound*

[rennicko]

do you like it? Its sucking hot air in. i had a similar intake and it made my jeep worse. sounded great but sucked hot air so i went back to stock with a K@N filter and it is great

[TheMagnovo]

you dont even have to move the filter. Just make a heat shield with some insulating tape and a plastic bucket. Also, wrap the intake pipe with insulating tape. Other than that nice work!!

[1ownjoo2]

way to close to the exhaust manifold and engine. If you want more power and better gas mileage, move it further away and build a wall to insulate the heat from the engine away from the filter.

[MrKomets20]

i did the same in mine, but looks like you have the v-8, if you can take out the airbox,, it really opens up the room so you can put on a bigger filter, or extend the tube so your filter sits where the box is right now, just my 2 cents, well done though, thats all handmade?

[mikedudley17]

Wow, can anyone say "heat soak"? Cut a hole into the airbox and lengthen the pipe so it will sit in the airbox instead of over the top of the motor. I mean, at least utilize your airbox if you are goin to be too lazy to take it out.

[urbex2007]

That thing reduces performance by sucking in hot air. Surface area is small meaning bigger holes and more dirt allowed through to damage the engine. It is *NOT* a filter, so you shouldn't use it. The original filter & housing will INCREASE your BHP and FILTER the air to the required standard.

[tgamirov]

this is the cheapest kit from ebay, how is it running?

[aaminjoshi91]

I'm not gonna argue whas better or worse, but did you see any improvements in mpg? i just installed a cold air intake and wanna know what i can expect from it man? any info is much appreciated, thanks!

[jazzman3071]

@aaminjoshi91 expect some mild power gains in the upper RPMS. I would not expect any serious gas mileage gains.

[aaminjoshi91]

@jazzman3071 Well i mean i do feel a littler more torque and thats what a lot of people say to but i've seen some people with the my same engine/car and they've seen 2-3 mpg increase but i am trying to get more feedback because they said it take s a few weeks but i've been drivin for a few days and its still at 13.2 mpg...Idk man

[Newport1974]

@aaminjoshi91 Only 13.2mpg? My 94 Grand Cherokee with the 5.2 V-8 is gettin 17 City and 22 Highway.

[aaminjoshi91]

@Newport1974 My durango weighs around 4,800 pounds too. that may be why i get such bad gas miles? I think your grand cherokee weighs maybe 3,200 pounds? i'm a whole 1600 pounds heavier too. i think that has a lot to do with it man. i get around 18-20 highway.

[Newport1974]

@aaminjoshi91 My Jeep is 3800 Pounds. A friend of mine has a 1998 Dodge Ram 4x4 with a Plow and he gets 20mph on the Highway and around 14 City. Maybe do a Tune-Up to your Durango and that might help the Gas Mileage.

[aaminjoshi91]

@Newport1974 really? i just did a tune up recently maybe a month/1000 miles ago. i got all new copper core plugs and an oil change. I've got a ram air intake sorta like you so as far as tune ups go i've did everything to it.

new plugs

new oil

new air filter

[Newport1974]

@aaminjoshi91 I Don't have Ram Air. The Jeep in this video is Not mine. As far as gas goes, I've never had a Durango so I don't know much about them. All I know is my 94 Jeep has 240,000 miles on it and it runs beautiful.

[aaminjoshi91]

@Newport1974 Oh i see. Yeah idk man. i think durango's were rated stock off the line at 12.6 mpg or so thats what i've heard. plus that 13.2 mpg is what my computer says. its saying 13.9 right now and its cold as crap which makes mpg worse. your lucky you've got such a nice jeep. hopefully my durango will gun it out that long as well.

[Newport1974]

@aaminjoshi91 I have had Over 90 vehicles in my 21 years of driving and I always hear that people get Worse gas mileage. I have always gotten Better mileage when it's Cold and the motors were more "Peppy". It was 23 degrees today here in the Buffalo, NY area. The digital readout was showing 22mpg at 55mph.

[aaminjoshi91]

@Newport1974 I believe people say you get worse gas miles is because when its cold outside the fuel molecules condense and move closer together which is a real. liquid molecules do condense together when it gets colder. as far as this causing worse gas miles. i never tried to prove it true nor have i seen it proved true. i just consent with the majority.

[Newport1974]

@aaminjoshi91 One thing I have noticed is that Higher Octane gives Better mileage. My Jeep "Pings" on 87 but is fine with Higher Octanes.

[aaminjoshi91]

@Newport1974 yeah it does make a difference. its not huge but its there. it also costs more though. i have been filling up 89 octane recently. i found a station that sells 87 and 89 octane at the same price.

[jordanm6]

@aaminjoshi91 People complain of worse mpg because the stations fuel tanks can get condensation in them, thus putting water in the fuel. That and most people run their vehicle longer in the winter to heat them up. 

[aaminjoshi91]

@jordanm6 Yeah? i've never heard of any condensation problems. i can see the whole leaving the car on to heat up thing though.

[jordanm6]

@aaminjoshi91 Well its just something that most people over look. There are ways to attempt to stop it but, nothing is full-proof unless you would like to pay more for what ever the station has to offer.

[aaminjoshi91]

@jordanm6 right, i hear ya all the way on that one.

[jordanm6]

@Newport1974 Heat is an engines worst enemy and cold weather prevents motors from getting heat soaked like it would in the summer.

[Newport1974]

@jordanm6 What I normally do for the summer is put a 180Temp Thermostat in. Normal is 195. On Older 70's cars I've had I used to put 160-170 Temp stats in them. They ran Much better, Had alot more torque and got better gas mileage. I just got my 94 Grand Cherokee a few weeks ago. Just hit 241,000 and the 318 V-8 runs like it has 50,000

[jdshaq]

that wont really help becuz it is sucking in hot air from the engine

[rbarryfamily]

did you see any major power difference? It didn't cause any lights to come on did it?

[mryesterday]

Anyway, I'd get some exhaust tape and wrap the tubing if I were you (that's what I did) it reduces the incoming air temp by about 30 degrees, which translates to 1 mpg, and a second of 2 off 0-60.

[bigredrover2005]

and i do have to agree with you on this one a little bit, the exhaust tape would defintely help cool it down some, however lol a second or two off your 0-60, jesus man, id love to see what your quarter mile times are, i mean with a glass pack add on from autozone you'll be thinking your in the ten's..lol before you come slamming me with your "knowledge" and calling it bs.. i think id take a look in the mirror and re-think my ideas... and be easy on the wife's grocery getter..lol dont blow it up

[mryesterday]

The point about the plastic being hotter than the metal tubing is bogus, too. The plastic is actually designed to reflect heat, and it's about 15 degrees cooler than the metal tubing our "after market intakes" are made of.

Just trying to clue you into the fact that you may want to rethink the way you're trying to defend yourself, considering everything you're saying is pretty much BS.

[bigredrover2005]

really, so let me get this right plastic actually flows cooler then metal does, well i guess we need to call up aem, k&n, fujita and tell them whoa whoa whoa, plastic is better then metal, crazy because all these different web-sites with dyno numbers actually show that the metal tubing produces more hp & tq then any plastic one.. And im sure that you would have known that if you had any knowledge about cars instead of puppies and kids lol..... pretty sure its you with the bs knowledge buddy....

[mryesterday]

K&N intakes ARE plastic! LMAO, you're arguing my point for me. The best intake is the K&N Cold air intake, and it's made of black plastic, because it's heat resistant. You're still wrong.

[bigredrover2005]

lol maybe you should actually look on K&N's website and see what all intakes they have, granted they do have plasitc but they also have metal as well buddy... lol and the best one huh, id venture to say that aem or edge would beat them on that one.... Look at all your top of the line intake companies, there very best intakes are always aluminum over plastic...

[zookykitty]

@bigredrover2005 They have metal, because some people prefer chrome. They also still sell regular light bulbs, even though there are better halogen replacements so your point is moot. I'm done with you, you're not getting the point, and can't admit you're wrong.

[bigredrover2005]

lol they also have metal because it flows better and stays cooler, u made my point for me exactly, they have older plastic designs but they also have newer aluminum one's that are better.... and thanks, sounds likes i win....

[MiStaVP05]

Just gonna share, I have a K&N FIPK GEN II on my Grand Cherokee and the tubing is plastic.. Which sucks, because after a couple years, it has cracked at the throttle body.

[mryesterday]

I have pretty much the same thing, but a little longer. Just so you know, that hose is not "exhaust gas recirculation", it's a valve cover breather. You could just as well buy a cheap filter and a push in grommet from autozone and get rid of the hose. It's not dumping hot air into the intake, it's actually sucking cold air into the engine. The EGR runs from the exhaust manifold to the throttle body.

[bigredrover2005]

im pretty sure that that lil hose that runs from the valve cover isnt going to out suck the throttle body, and why in the hell would you want cold air into where you heads are, its actually to help your vehicle idle better in cold conditions... But that would be known if you knew anything about cars.....

[mryesterday]

It's not a matter of "outsucking" it. The only place that lets exhaust gas out is the EXHAUST, the valve covers suck, they don't blow. I'm an ASE certified mechanic that has a 5.2 and a 5.9 I know what I'm talking about. Your heads NEED fresh air, not cold air, necissarily. Why else would you have a breather on them? I don't think you'll ever grasp the concept. I love when guys learn a little about cars and think they know more about them than us Jeep mechanics.

[bigredrover2005]

lol dude your theory's make people that know about cars laugh their ass off... lol the tube that runs from valve covers vents into the air intake which is then burnt through the exhaust.. so why do people but a valve cover breather/filter on....because they dont want that warm air being sucked backed through the intake...hmmm just like i said..and me not know about cars huh, maybe you should look at my other vidz to see just what i have and what i've built, i think that shows i know more then u

[SuperMustangDude]

@mryesterday that doesnt really make sense. Hot air has less of a compression and mass air volume as cooler air. You can cram more cooler air in a space than hot air. And when that Jeep 4.0 is runnin at 210, thats some hot air. How else would you explain the mpg/hp/torque increases? Minor they are, but they are still increases. Thats why so many Jeep owners, like myself and this guy, have cold air intakes, fan/rad upgrades, hood vents... its all about keepin the engine and air cooler

[kurtisx77]

so even when that pipe heats up u think ur still getting better performane than stock?

[bigredrover2005]

I mean until u put it on an actual dyno, no one knows for sure, and even then the gains would be so small.... its mostly just for sound and the pop off full throttle punch or wide open throttle...And i doubt it heats up anymore than the factory plastic piece.... Just walk up to a car that has an intake and one that doesnt, with them both ideling and driving the same amount touch the both intakes and see if the plastic one isnt just a lil hotter....

[bigredrover2005]

and besides i mean you still are going to have that exhaust gas re-circulation tube going into ur intake thats just dumping hot air, so i mean hot air isnt horrible on this thing, it would be different if it was a fully boosted race car or something along them lines... you'll be good to go man, once you pop that intake on there your going to fall in love with it bro

[kurtisx77]

hey i just gotta no name brand air intake like this and will it give me any power or is it at least a little better than stock?

[bigredrover2005]

your going to notice a lil difference in it, mostly just under full throttle pulls, nothing to where its going to be night from day, but just a lil more pep to its step, but your really going to notice the sound of it, it sounds like it is sucking the hood clean off of the truck whenever you kick it in, all in all id do it again, sounds kewl, lil power gain difference and a nice chrome pipe under the ol hood....

[bretskiebaby]

yea..... i would never ever use that intake.... robbing your power my friend go back to stock and get a drop in k&n.... or just buy a real fipk

[bigredrover2005]

or just keep it the way it is with a better flow design then stock...and also its got an exhaut re-circulation tube thats dumping what into the intake stock or not....ohh yeah WARM exhaust gas...

[bigredrover2005]

lol i guess u mean stock??? n its ur choice really, but i bet id get u with the restrictive factory air box and ur k&n filter vs my custom made short ram intake that is sucking up all that "hot air"........

[australianmade74]

just sucks in hot engine air. better to leave stoke with a k&n filter

[bigredrover2005]

I actually had a jeep wrangler and it unforseen got totaled out.... I just used the intake adapter off of it to kinda make my own.... sounded really deep and loud though because how short the pipe was on it....

[fletch14519]

where did you get the blue hose adapter.......

[bigredrover2005]

I Have a bunch of air intake piping and various intake boots.... Just kinda sized it up and put it together on this one....

[suprmn004]

so how exactly did you make that?

[toofine9]

yo is it easy to install..and does it make a difference..i thinking about getting one for my jeep

[bigredrover2005]

yeah man, really easy to install man, it takes about 15 minutes or so all together to take the old air box off and fit the new one on...... man I mean like actualy hp dyno gains probaly a hp or two, but the sound of it is pretty sweet, sounds like a big ass four barrell kicking in.... listen to the heavy acceleration video of mine and thats all you'll hear is that intake kicking in man..... Hope that helps you some....

[Vettes4lyfe]

It's only few hp gain cus your sucking more air, but its all hot off the engine. Cold air = better performance, and ya intake systems are easy if u dont want the kit. Hell, just pull the housing out and put the filter on by itself and leave everything else stock, dont even need the shiny cool pipe. :D

[bigredrover2005]

yeah cold air does make one run better... but a stock plastic housing with a exhaust recirculation tube gets pretty damn hot with all that engine heat...more so then i would think from an aluminum tube. and yeah you could run open element but that tubing gives you the sound you really like.... all in all unless its a 100 degree day that aluminum tube isnt going to be sucking up so much hot air that its killing the performance of your car...now if we are talking a boosted car, thats a diff story.

[Vettes4lyfe]

boosted way different, but i see. Oh that's an aluminum one? ok that makes sense, thought your using a steel compound. I know some of the intakes use a steel material that conduct the heat. Nice choice.  But ya the sound does make a whole lot of difference. It's that "fun" sound. But i don't think it conducts less heat then the plastic..